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Next in the series of our local guides, we have some recommendations from lovely Karen who works in our Galway hostel. Our local guide to Galway series is here for you to see what our staff likes to do and places they like to go out to, so you have a handy guide to less […]

Salthill is undoubtedly the nicest are in Galway to go and have a walk. Barnacles Galway hostel is located on the top of Quay street, and is therefore the closest hostel to Salthill area, and Wild Atlantic Way discovery points. You can easily walk from our hostel in Galway to Salthill and experience its magic […]

Hurling is a game that should be watched by any visitor to Ireland. Played with a stick (known as a hurley) and a ball (known as a sliothar) it is played both in the air and on the ground and is often very confusing to the uninitiated! Played between villages, towns and Counties throughout most of […]

Just look at it! We have collected some photos of Galway, to give you a feel for this amazing place! There is no other place in Ireland that just calls out to you to Instagram it as much as Galway and its surrounding do! Go on a little picture tour with us, and explore & […]

It’s easy to see why our Wicklow, Glendalough & Kilkenny day tour is one of the most popular ones we have from Dublin. For fierce value of only €30 you get a whole day of amazing Irish scenery! Included in this tour, you will get: 3 hours in Kilkenny, giving you plenty of time to visit […]

Galway is known as festival city, and believe us when we say, it does not take a rest! We have barely recovered from all shenanigans of New Year festivities and there is already so much to look forward to! Together with Galway’s midwinter music festival, celebrating classical music, we are especially looking forward to Galway Astronomy […]

Tess, our star receptionist at Barnacles Temple Bar Hostel in Dublin, Ireland, went for a hike in Donegal, and ended up having a bit of adventure… Here, she talks about scenery, getting lost, man with a bloody apron, sleeping in a barn and Guinness. If you are looking to get lost somewhere, Ireland sounds like a […]

We are kicking off our series of local guides for Dublin and Galway with few suggestions from Shane, manager in Temple bar hostel. Idea behind this is to give you a guide local guide to Dublin, something you wouldn’t necessarily find in any tourist book and something that will take your stay in Dublin from […]